GenVec Appoints New Head of Clinical Operations.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced today the appointment of Milan Kovacevic, M.D., Ph.D., as head of clinical operations, replacing Thomas Davis, M.D., who resigned as chief medical officer to pursue other interests. Dr. Kovacevic will be responsible for managing the company's clinical development programs, contractors and staff. He joined GenVec in February as executive director of clinical development after serving as senior medical director at biopharmaceutical company Alteon, Inc., medical officer for global safety and project manager at the clinical development organization Kendle International, and clinical research scientist at biotechnology company Cangene Corporation.

Paul Fischer, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of GenVec, stated: "Dr. Kovacevic brings excellent management skills and medical experience to this position and will play a critical role in the execution of our clinical development programs, especially the recently expanded Phase II/III study with TNFerade in patients with pancreatic cancer. We expect to add a number of new clinical sites to the TNFerade study this year, both within and outside the United States, and welcome Milan's leadership in managing this and our other clinical programs successfully."

Dr. Kovacevic received his medical degree, master of science degree in gastroenterology and doctoral degree in nephrology from the University of Beograd in Yugoslavia.

GenVec, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel gene-based therapeutic drugs and vaccines. Additional information on GenVec and its portfolio of product candidates is available at www.genvec.com and in the company's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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